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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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