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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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