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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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