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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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