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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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