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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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