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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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