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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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