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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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