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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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