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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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