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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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