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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally 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 several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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