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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping 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 deals with the 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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