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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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