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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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