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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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