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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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