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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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