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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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