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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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