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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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