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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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