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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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