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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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