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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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