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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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