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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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