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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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