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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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