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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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