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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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