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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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