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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free 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 topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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