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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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