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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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