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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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