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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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