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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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