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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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