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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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