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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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