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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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