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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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