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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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