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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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