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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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