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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These 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 topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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