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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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