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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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