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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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