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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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