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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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