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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important 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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