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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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