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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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