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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about 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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