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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always 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 institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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