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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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