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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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