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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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