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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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