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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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