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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally 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. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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