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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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