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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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