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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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