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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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