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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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