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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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