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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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