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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive 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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