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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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