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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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