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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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