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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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