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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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