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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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