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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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