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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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