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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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