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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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