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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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