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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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