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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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