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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free 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. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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