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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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