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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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