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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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