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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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