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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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