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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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