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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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