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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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