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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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