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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online 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 organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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