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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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