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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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