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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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