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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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