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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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