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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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