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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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