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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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