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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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