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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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