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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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