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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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