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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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