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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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