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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically 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 topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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