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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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