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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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