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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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