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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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