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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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