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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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