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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are 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 several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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