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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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