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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs 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 variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge 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 subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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