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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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