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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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