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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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