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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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