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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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