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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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