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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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