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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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