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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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