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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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