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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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