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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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