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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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