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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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