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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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