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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 several issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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