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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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