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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always 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 topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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