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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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