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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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