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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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