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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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