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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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