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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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