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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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