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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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