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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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