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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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