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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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