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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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