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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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