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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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