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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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