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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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