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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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