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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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