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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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