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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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