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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free 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 topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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