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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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