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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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