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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally 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. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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