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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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