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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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