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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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