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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews 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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