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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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