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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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