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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically 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 topics that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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