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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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