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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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