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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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