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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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