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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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