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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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