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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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