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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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