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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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