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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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