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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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