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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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