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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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