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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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