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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free 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 several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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