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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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