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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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