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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners 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 learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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