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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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