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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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