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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes 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. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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