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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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