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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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