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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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