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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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