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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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