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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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