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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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