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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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