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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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