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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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