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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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