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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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