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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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