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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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