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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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