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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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