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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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