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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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