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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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