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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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