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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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