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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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