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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses 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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