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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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