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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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