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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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