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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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