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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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