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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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