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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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