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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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