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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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