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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not 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 institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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