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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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