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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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