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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally 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 subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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