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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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