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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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