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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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