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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines 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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