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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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