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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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