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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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