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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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