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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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