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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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