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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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