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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not 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 variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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