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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly 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 online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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