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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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