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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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