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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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