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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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