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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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