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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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