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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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