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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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