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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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