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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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