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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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