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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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