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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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