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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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