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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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