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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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