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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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