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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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