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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies 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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