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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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