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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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