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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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