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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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