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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always 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 topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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