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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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