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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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