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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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