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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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