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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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