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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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