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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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