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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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