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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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