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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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