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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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