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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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