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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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