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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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