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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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