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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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