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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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