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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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 many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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