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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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