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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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