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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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