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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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