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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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