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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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