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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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