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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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