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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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