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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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