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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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