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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally 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 several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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