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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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