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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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