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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not 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 organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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