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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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