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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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