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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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