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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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 many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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