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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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