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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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