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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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