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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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