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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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