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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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