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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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