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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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