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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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