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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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