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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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