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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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