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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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