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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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