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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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