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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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