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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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