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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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