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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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