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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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