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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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