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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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