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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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