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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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