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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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