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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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