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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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