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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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