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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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