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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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