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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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