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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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