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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally 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 institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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