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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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