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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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