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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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