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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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