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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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