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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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