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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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