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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches 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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