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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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