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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently 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 topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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