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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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