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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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