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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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