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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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