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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always 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 online education organizations are dealing with more than ever 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. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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