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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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