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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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