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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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