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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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