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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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