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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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