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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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