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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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