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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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