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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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