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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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