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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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