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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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