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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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