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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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