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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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