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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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