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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These 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 several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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