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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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