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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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