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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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