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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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