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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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