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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are 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 issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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