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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally 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 several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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