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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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