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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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