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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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