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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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