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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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