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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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