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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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