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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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