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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate 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 e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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