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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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