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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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