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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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