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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students 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. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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