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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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