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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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