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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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