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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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