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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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