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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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