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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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