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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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