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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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