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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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