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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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