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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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