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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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