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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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