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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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