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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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