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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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