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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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