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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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