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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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