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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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