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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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