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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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