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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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