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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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