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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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