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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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