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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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