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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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