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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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