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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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