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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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