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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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