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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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