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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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