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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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