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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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