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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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