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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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