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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free 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 blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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