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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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