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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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