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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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