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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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