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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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