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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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