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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs 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 several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major 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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