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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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