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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing 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 exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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