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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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