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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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