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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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