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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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