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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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