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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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