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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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