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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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