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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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