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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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