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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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