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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not 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 subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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