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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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