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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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