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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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