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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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