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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always 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 online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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