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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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