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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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