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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are 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 several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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