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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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