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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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