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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free 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 having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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