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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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