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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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