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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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