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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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