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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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