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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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