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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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