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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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