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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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