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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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