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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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