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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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