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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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