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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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