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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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