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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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