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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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