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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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