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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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