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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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