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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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