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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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