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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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