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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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