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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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