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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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