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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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