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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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