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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not 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 subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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