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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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