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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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