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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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