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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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