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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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