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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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