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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners 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 topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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