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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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