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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free 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 topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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