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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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