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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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