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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major 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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