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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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