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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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