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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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