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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 MOOC classes are normally 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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