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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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