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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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