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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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