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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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