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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually 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. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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