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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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