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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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