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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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