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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes 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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